Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 91m
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer
Synopsis:
In a Los Angeles ghetto during the course of one weekend, the lives of a fresh-faced police officer, a criminal headed for death row and a bereaved father converge on a closing precinct station which finds itself under siege by a multi-racial gang armed with automatic weapons.
Review:
Carpenter's second feature is a spare B-movie homage to Howard Hawks movies, in particular Rio Bravo, infused with his own brand of urban horror. The script has several classic exchanges (e.g. Bishop: 'It'd be an privilege if you'd walk outside with me.' Wilson: 'I know it would.'), the music is excellent and the whole thing makes for compelling viewing with the director on top form, so that one hardly minds the implausibilities. As with Romero's Night of the Living Dead, we are permitted a black hero, even if the leading lady cannot fall for him.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 91m
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer
Synopsis:
In a Los Angeles ghetto during the course of one weekend, the lives of a fresh-faced police officer, a criminal headed for death row and a bereaved father converge on a closing precinct station which finds itself under siege by a multi-racial gang armed with automatic weapons.
Review:
Carpenter's second feature is a spare B-movie homage to Howard Hawks movies, in particular Rio Bravo, infused with his own brand of urban horror. The script has several classic exchanges (e.g. Bishop: 'It'd be an privilege if you'd walk outside with me.' Wilson: 'I know it would.'), the music is excellent and the whole thing makes for compelling viewing with the director on top form, so that one hardly minds the implausibilities. As with Romero's Night of the Living Dead, we are permitted a black hero, even if the leading lady cannot fall for him.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 91m
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer
Synopsis:
In a Los Angeles ghetto during the course of one weekend, the lives of a fresh-faced police officer, a criminal headed for death row and a bereaved father converge on a closing precinct station which finds itself under siege by a multi-racial gang armed with automatic weapons.
Review:
Carpenter's second feature is a spare B-movie homage to Howard Hawks movies, in particular Rio Bravo, infused with his own brand of urban horror. The script has several classic exchanges (e.g. Bishop: 'It'd be an privilege if you'd walk outside with me.' Wilson: 'I know it would.'), the music is excellent and the whole thing makes for compelling viewing with the director on top form, so that one hardly minds the implausibilities. As with Romero's Night of the Living Dead, we are permitted a black hero, even if the leading lady cannot fall for him.